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FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4 - 10, 2007 2 0 0 7 B L A C K C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE MID EASTERN SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE SOUTHWESTERN CIAA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SIAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDEPENDENTS DIV ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV ALL WL E. DIVISION W L W L E. DIVISION W L W L WLWL WL WL Central State 1 0 Miss. Valley St. 1 0 1 0 Virginia Union 0 0 1 0 Delaware State 0 0 1 0 Fort Valley State 1 0 2 0 Langston 1 0 Alabama State 0 0 1 0 St. Paul's 0 0 0 1 Bethune-Cookman 0 0 1 0 Tuskegee 1 0 1 0 N. C. Central 1 1 Alabama A&M 0 0 1 0 ª Eliz. City State 0 0 0 1 Norfolk State 0 0 1 0 Morehouse 1 1 1 1 Cheyney 0 1 Jackson State 0 0 0 1 Bowie State 0 0 0 1 Morgan State 0 0 1 0 Stillman 0 0 2 0 State 0 1 Alcorn State 0 1 0 1 Virginia State 0 0 0 2 Hampton 0 0 0 0 Lane 0 0 1 0 W. Va. State 0 0 W. DIVISION W. DIVISION Howard 0000 Albany State 0 0 1 1 Savannah State 0 1 Grambling State 1 0 1 0 Shaw 0 0 1 0 SC State 0 0 0 1 Kentucky State 0 0 0 2 Concordia 1 1 Prairie View A&M 1 0 1 0 J. C. Smith 0 0 1 0 NC A&T State 0 0 0 1 Benedict 0 1 1 1 Texas College 0 1 Southern 0 0 1 0 St. Augustine’s 0 0 0 1 Florida A&M 0 0 0 1 Clark Atlanta 0 1 0 2 Lincoln (Mo.) 0 1 Texas Southern 0 1 0 1 Livingstone 0 0 0 1 # W-Salem State 1 0 1 0 Miles 0 1 0 2 Edward Waters 0 2 Ark. Pine Bluff 0 1 0 1 Fayetteville State 0 0 0 2 # Not eligible for title SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE OFFENSE MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DAVID MIMS, Fr., OL, JACARY ATKINSON, Jr., QB, TUSKEGEE - JED BINES, Sr., QB, WSSU - Ran 16 times OFFENSE BRANDON LANDERS, Jr., QB, GSU - 19 of ??, NY Giants Photo VUU - recovery, 2-yard TD return Completed 15 of 26 passes for 267 yards and 3 for 125 yards in win over NC A&T in his return CHAD SIMPSON, Sr., RB, MSU - 27 car., 142 yards, 303 yards, 4 TDs in win over Alcorn State. RECEIVER MICHAEL HAMPTON, Jr., WR, VUU TDs (62, 10, 12) and ran for a score vs. Miles. after sitting out last year. STRAHAN: Senior citizen 3 TDs (8, 10, 10) in win over Savannah State. DEFENSE 45 READY - 5 rec., 106 yards vs. Lenoir-Rhyne. DEFENSE JAVARRIS WILLAMS, Jr., RB, TENN. ST. - JIMMIE RUSSELL, Sr., QB, B-CU - 16 car., 114 ZACH EAST, Sr. LB, PVA&M - 13 stops, 9 solos, of black college NFL play- OFFENSIVE BACK LAMAR LITTLE, Jr., QB, TUSKEGEE - Posted nine sacks and three inter- 20 carries for 103 yards in loss to Alabama yards and 13, 33 and 8 yard TDs vs. Jacksonville. 1 sack, 2.5 TFL, 1 forced fumble vs. TSU. VUU - 16 of 27, 247 yards, 1 TD vs. L-R. ceptions in shutting down Miles. A&M. ers decides at last minute DEFENSE NEWCOMER FOR NFL DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MARCUS KENNEDY, NEWCOMER DEFENSE RUSSELL REEVES, Sr., LB, DELSTATE - 12 solo FRANK WARREN, Fr., RB, GSU - 30 carries, 143 to come back for 15th year DT, SAC - 10 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 recovery STEVEN BOSTICK, So., DB, FVSU - 10 tackles, THADEUS GRIFFIN, Sr., LB, WSSU - Two stops, including two for losses, in win. yards, 4 rec., 23 yards in first college game. DEFENSIVE BACK SHAWN DICKERSON, Sr., 9 solos, 1 , 1 TFL solo tackles, eight assists and two intercep- with NY Giants. NEWCOMER SPECIAL TEAMS KICKOFF SS, ECSU - 9 solos, 6 assists, 1 SPECIAL TEAMS tions in win over NC A&T. KAREEM JONES, RB, DELSTATE - Ran 24 times BRADDY FAGGARD, Fr., PK, PVA&M - 4 of 4 ROOKIE TIM LOVICK, WR, SAC - 5 rec., 81 JAKE GRUBBS, Sr., PK, FVSU - Kicked thru 40- SPECIAL TEAMS for 171 yards including a 63-yard TD run in win over PATs, 2-2 field goals ▼ JACOBY JONES HIGHLIGHTS BCSP NFL yards Coastal Carolina. Also had a 74-yard kickoff return. yard game-winning field goal in win over Morehouse. NA SPECIALTY WAYNE MOTLEY, Jr., P, VUU - 5 SPECIAL TEAMS REPORT; BCSP NO. 1 HAMPTON OPENS of 7 punts inside 20 with long of 45 yards. JUSTIN CASTELLAT, PK, NSU - Scored 15 points on four field goals (41, 28, 32, 22) and three PATs. SCORES Bad starts for many; No. 1 Hampton opens THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 Mars Hill 22, Saint Augustine's 9 Morgan St.47, Savannah State 7 Miss. Valley St.16, Ark.-PB 9 G A M E S T H I S W E E K LUT WILLIAMS Ms. Thursday on ESPNU (6:30 Va. Union 28, Lenoir Rhyne 13 Norfolk State 33, Virginia State 7 BCSP Editor p.m.). Pr. View 34, Texas Southern 14 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 It's barely two weeks into the Grambling State and new SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Southern 33, Florida A&M 27 ESPNU-Live Air Force 34, SC State 3 Valdosta State 41, Albany State 3 Alcorn State vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff in Alcorn State, MS 6:30 football season and contenders are coach Rod Broadway have a tough Alabama A&M 49, Tenn. St. 23 West Georgia 23, Clark Atlanta 11 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 already separating themselves task as they travel to Div. IA Pitts- Alabama St. 24, Jacksonville St. 19 Wingate 26, Saint Paul's 7 Pittsburgh vs. Grambling State in Pittsburgh, PA 12 from pretenders. burgh. Defending SWAC champ Benedict 43, Livingstone 6 W-Salem State 28, NC A&T 7 Charleston vs. Elizabeth City State in Charleston, WV 1 Last weekend's results saw Alabama A&M, who opened with B-Cookman 31, Jacksonville 17 Chowan vs. Saint Paul's in Murfeesboro, NC 1 Catawba 34, Elizabeth City St. 7 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Howard vs. Hampton in Washington, DC 1 CIAA East Division champ Eliza- an impressive 49-23 win over Ten- Concordia 32, Belhaven 19 Central State 28, Cheyney 22 Indiana (PA) vs. Cheyney in Indiana, PA 2 beth City State get walloped by nessee State, hosts Clark Atlanta Delaware St. 23, C. Carolina 18 NC Central 17, Fayetteville St. 0 Lincoln (MO) vs. West Virginia State in Jeff. City, MO 2 Catawba 34-7. A week after knock- (6 p.m.). Delta State 27, Jackson State 15 Tuskegee 40, Miles 6 Newberry vs. Bowie State in Newberry, SC 3 ing off two-time CIAA champ In the MEAC, three-time de- Ferris St. 42, Kentucky St. 19 Bethune-Cookman vs. SC State in Daytona Beach, FL 4 Howard Sports Photo Fort Valley St. 16, Morehouse 15 North Carolina Central to open fending league champ and pre- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Morgan State vs. Towson in Baltimore, MD 4 BAILEY: New Howard Grambling St. 31, Alcorn St. 10 season BCSP No. 1 Hampton trav- Stillman 29, Edward Waters 10 Fort Valley State vs. Valdosta State in Fort Valley, GA 5 the season, four-time SIAC champ coach to get MEAC bap- Langston 29, Panhandle State 0 Stillman vs. Shorter in Tuscaloosa, AL 5 Albany State was crushed by tism from three-time els to Howard in the opener for Arkansas Tech vs. Texas College in Russellville, AR 6 Valdosta State 41-3. both teams in Washington, D.C. Benedict vs. Miles in Columbia, SC 6 champ Hampton. Evangel vs. Langston in Springfield, MO 6 Additionally, defending The game will be the debut for new HOW THEY DID IT Florida A&M vs. Delaware State in Tallahassee, FL 6 SWAC West Division champ Arkansas-Pine Howard head coach Carey Bailey and the debut Ð Morgan State 47, Savannah State 7 NC Central vs. Saint Augustine's in Durham, NC 6 Bluff laid an egg in its opener vs. Mississippi of a number of new starters for Hampton. Howard All MEAC RB Chad Simpson ran for 142 yards and 3 TDs (7, 10, 10) as Virginia State vs. George Mason in Petersburg, VA 6 Valley State losing 16-9. Jackson State, ex- has lost ten straight to the Pirates. Virginia Union vs. Central State in Richmond, VA 6 the Bears (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) rolled over Savannah State (0-1).MSU QB pected to be a contender in the SWAC, was In other key games in the MEAC, Bethune- Mario Melton was 10 of 17 for 121 yards and 2 TDs without a pick. . Alabama A&M vs. Clark Atlanta in Huntsville, AL 6 Albany State vs. Kentucky State in Albany, GA 7 defeated by Div. II Delta State 27-15. Southern Cookman (1-0, 0-0 MEAC), fresh off its season Ð Virginia Union 28, Lenoir-Rhyne 13 Catawba vs. Livingstone in Salisbury, NC 7 The Panthers (1-0, 0-0 CIAA E) got 247 passing yards and a fourth quarter got the SWAC's first win in the SWAC/MEAC opening win over Jacksonville, hosts league- Coastal Carolina vs. W-Salem State in Conway, SC 7 TD pass from QB Lamar Little (14-27-1), a 21-yard rushing TD from T. challenge by knocking off seeming MEAC pre- favorite South Carolina State in Daytona Beach, Texas Southern vs. Alabama State in Houston, TX 7 Donaldson (21 car., 79 yds.) and a 29-yard interception return by D. J. West Alabama vs. Concordia in Livingston, AL 7 tender Florida A&M, 33-27. Fl. (4 p.m.) and Florida A&M hosts Delaware Spellmon for a TD in its road win. VUU wideout Michael Hampton had CLASSIC GAMES Each of the aforementioned losers were in State in Tallahassee (6 p.m.). five receptions for 108 yards. Jarad Taylor (5 rec., 51 yards) sealed the Joe Turner Classic the BCSP Top Ten last week, with the emphasis In the SIAC, Lane (1-0, 0-0 SIAC) hosts win with an eight-yard pass from Little in the final quarter. Savannah State vs. Johnson C. Smith in Savannah, GA 1 on 'were.' They've been replaced by teams that Morehouse (1-1, 1-1 SIAC), playing its third Ð Southern 33, Florida A&M Angel City Classic Southern (1-0, 0-0 SWAC W) and Florida A&M Prairie View A&M vs. NC A&T in Los Angeles, CA 2:30 started their season off on the right foot, with straight conference game. Fort Valley State (2- (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) see-sawed back and forth until Chicago Football Classic 2007 wins Ð Southern, Tuskegee, Mississippi Valley 0, 2-0 SIAC, who has won two straight confer- the Jaguars scored three consecutive second-half Miss Valley State vs. Southern in Chicago, IL 4 State and Grambling State. ence games to start the season, tries its hand TDs to pull away to give the SWAC its first win in Willie Gary Classic This week, two of those winners, Southern hosting powerful Valdosta State (5 p.m.). three tries in the SWAC/MEAC Challenge in Bir- Edward Waters vs. Shaw in acksonville, FL 5 mingham. Darren Coates' 90-yard TD run opened TV GAMES and Mississippi Valley State, face off in Chi- Jackson State and Tennessee State will each the scoring and he added a one-yarder early in the Southern Heritage Classic - Fox Sports South-Live cago (4 p.m.) in a key early season SWAC look for its first win when they meet Saturday in fourth quarter to give Southern a 33-20 lead. He LEE: 22 of 29 Jackson State vs. Tennessee State in Memphis, TN 6 match-up. Alcorn State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Memphis at the Southern Heritage Classic on ESPNU Delayed - 11pm ET finished with 142 yards on ten carries. FAMU RB for 215 yards. both losers last week, tangle in Alcorn State, Fox Sports South. Phillip Sylvester had TD runs of 45 and 4 yards Lane vs. Morehouse in Jackson, TN 3 and totalled 101 yards on 14 carries. SU QB Bryant Lee was 22 of 29 for 215 yards. BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS ON B C S P N F L R E P O R T Ð Alabama A&M 49, Tennessee State 23 BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS ON BLACK COLLEGE OPENING DAY 2007 NFL ROSTERS QB Kelcy Luke (18-29-1, 261 yards) threw for three TDs (44, 33, 34) and PLAYERS IN THE ran eight yards for another as the Bulldogs (1-0, 0-0 SWAC E) outscored NFL BY SCHOOL CONFERENCE (22) Tennessee State (0-1). A&M WR Thomas Harris had four receptions for (1) NFL numbers up one 100 yards including the 44-yarder for a TD. TSU RB Javarris Williams 9 Steve McNair QB 13 Alcorn State GRAMBLING STATE (5) (0) Fakhir Brown St. Louis ran 20 times for 123 yards while QB Antonio Hefner completed 15 of 30 CINCINNATI BENGALS (0) Kalvin Pearson Tampa Bay passes for 173 yards and one TD but had three picks. (1) Number of black college players up to 45 Jason Hatcher Grambling St. Ð Alabama State 24, Jacksonville State 19 42 Charles Ali FB R Ark.-Pine Bluff David Hicks Kansas City (1) Kenny Pettway Jacksonville QB Chris Mitchell completed 10 of 11 passes for 206 yards and two TDs 53 Louis Green LB 4 Alcorn State LUT WILLIAMS HAMPTON (5) (4) (32, 61) and the Hornets (1-0, 0-0 SWAC E) overcame four JU field goals BCSP Editor Jerome Mathis Houston to give new head coach a victory in his debut. ASU fell 13 Jerome Mathis WR/KR 3 Hampton Jamal Brooks St. Louis 12 Jacoby Jones WR/KR R Lane Despite the addition of seven rookies, the number of black college Darian Barnes Miami behnd 13-0 before scoring just before halftime on a 32-yard Mitchell pass 29 Jason Horton DB 3 (IR) NC A&T Justin Durant Jacksonville to Marcus McCall. Mitchell also hit Antonio James with a 61-yard TD 60 Earl Cochran DE 3 Alabama State players on NFL opening-day rosters (45) increased by just one this year after Alonzo Coleman Dallas (3) HOWARD (4) in the third quarter while Rahmod Traylor had a 66-yard fourth-quarter 41 DB 1 Howard teams made the final cuts over the weekend. Tracy White Jacksonville 32 Michael Coe DB R Alabama State TD run. RB Jay Peck (16 car., 79 yards) had the game-clincher on a 15- Five players drafted in this year's NFL Draft and two rookie free agents Ronald Bartell St. Louis 98 Robert Mathis DE 5 Alabama A&M Marques Douglas San Francisco yard TD run with three minutes left in the game. (4) made either their teams' 53-man roster or their Antoine Bethea Indianapolis Ð Bethune-Cookman 31, Jacksonville 17 5 Quinn Gray QB 5 Florida A&M NORTH CAROLINA A&T (4) QB Jimmie Russell ran for 114 yards on 16 carries and scored on runs of 37 Rashean Mathis CB 4 Beth.-Cookman practice squads. Houston rookie wide receiver/ 56 Justin Durant LB R Hampton kick returner Jacoby Jones, a third round pick out Junius Coston Green Bay 13, 33 and 8 yards and Justin Brannon ran for 103 yards on 16 carries as 94 Kenny Pettway LB 3 Grambling State Curtis Deloatch Carolina the Wildcats (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) piled up 283 rushing yards in their opener. (4) of Lane of the SIAC, made the biggest impression Jason Horton Houston Maurice Hicks San Francisco Ð Delaware State 23, Coastal Carolina 18 25 Greg Wesley FS 7 Ark.-Pine Bluff 39 Dmitri Patterson DB 2 Tuskegee in the pre-season returning two punts (80 and 91 ALABAMA STATE (3) RB Kareem Jones ran for 171 yards on 24 carries including a 63-yard TD 59 David Hicks LB R (IR) Grambling State yards) for TDs and catching eight passes for 105 Tavaris Jackson Minnesota and WR Shaheer McBride (4 rec., 81 yards) had scoring receptions of 53 66 Emmanuel Akah OG 1 (PS) W-Salem State Michael Coe Indianapolis (0) yards and scoring twice as a receiver. In a very Earl Cochran Houston and 10 yards from Vashon Winton (7-12-1, 84 yards) as DelState (1-0, 0- (0) ALCORN STATE (3) 0 MEAC) upset 23rd-ranked Coastal Carolina (0-1). NEW YORK JETS (1) short time, Jones has become the poster boy of the Louis Green Denver Ð Grambling State 31, Alcorn State 10 37 Darian Barnes FB 3 Hampton Texans, who enter a new era under new coach Steve McNair Baltimore OAKLAND RAIDERS (0) Donald Driver Green Bay QB Brandon Landers (19-36-0) threw for 303 yards and four TDs, two (0) Gary Kubiak and new starting Matt TUSKEGEE (3) SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2) to all-SWAC WR Clyde Edwards (4, 16) and the other two to WR Schaub. Jones is prominently displayed on the NFL Photo Drayton Florence San Diego Reginald Jackson (44, 69) as the Tigers (1-0, 1-0 SWAC W) gave new 24 Cletis Gordon DB 2 Jackson State Frank Walker Green Bay 29 Drayton Florence CB 5 Tuskegee front page of the team's website, and on its on-line JONES: Exciting rookie Dmitri Patterson Kansas City coach Rod Broadway a win in his first game. Jackson had six receptions (1) is poster boy for Hous- ALABAMA A&M (2) for 168 yards. GSU RB Frank Warren ran 30 times for 143 yards. 25 Nick Harper CB 7 Fort Valley State season ticket promotion. Robert Mathis Indianapolis NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (24) ton Texans. Johnny Baldwin Detroit Ð Tuskegee 40, Miles 6 (1) The other draftees Ð Hampton ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF (2) 35 Oliver Celestin DB 4 Texas Southern QB Jacary Atkinson (15-26-1, 267 yards) threw for three TD passes (62, Justin Durant (2nd round - Jacksonville), Alabama A&M linebacker Charles Ali Cleveland (0) Greg Wesley Kansas City 10, 12) and ran for another from five yards out as the Golden Tigers (1-0, (1) Johnny Baldwin (5th round - Detroit), North Carolina Central defensive BETHUNE-COOKMAN (2) 1-0 SIAC) routed Miles (0-2, 0-1 SIAC). Lorenz Crawford had four 41 Curtis Deloatch DB 4 NC A&T Rashean Mathis Jacksonville receptions for 113 yards including a 62-yarder that opened the scoring. (0) Greg Peterson (5th round - Tampa Bay) and Alabama State (2) defensive back Michael Coe (5th round - Indianapolis) Ð all made their Nick Collins Green Bay 30 Alonzo Coleman RB R (PS) Hampton FORT VALLEY STATE (1) 97 Jason Hatcher DE 1 Grambling State squads along with former Arkansas-Pine Bluff fullback Charles Ali Nicholas Harper Indianapolis (1) SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (1) 52 Johnny Baldwin LB R Alabama A&M (Cleveland) and Hampton running back Alonzo Coleman (Dallas - Practice Chartric Darby Seattle B C S P T O P T E N (5) Squad) as rookie free agents. TEXAS SOUTHERN (2) 36 Nick Collins FS 3 Beth.-Cookman Oliver Celestin Arizona 41 Frank Walker DB 5 Tuskegee On the other end of the spectrum, ' veteran Michael Michael Strahan NY Giants 1. HAMPTON (0-0) Did not play. NEXT: At Howard in the season 59 Tracey White LB 5 Howard LANE (1) 62 Junious Coston OT 3 N. C. A&T Strahan, the Hall of Fame bound defensive end out of Texas Southern, Jacoby Jones Houston opener for both teams. 80 Donald Driver WR 9 Alcorn State decided as training camp wrapped to return for his 15th year in the league. DELAWARE STATE (1) (2) Jamaal Jackson Philadelphia 2. ALABAMA A&M (1-0) - Whipped Tennessee State, 49-23. 7 Tavaris Jackson QB 1 Alabama State He and former Alcorn State quarterback Steve McNair of Baltimore, FLORIDA A&M (1) NEXT: Hosting Clark Atlanta.. 81 Visanthe Shiancoe TE 5 Morgan State Quinn Gray Jacksonville (0) entering his 13th season, will be the black college products with the most JACKSON STATE (1) 3. DELAWARE STATE (1-0) - Knocked off 23rd-ranked Coastal NEW YORK GIANTS (1) experience in the league. Cletis Gordon San Diego 92 Michael Strahan DE 15 Texas Southern MOREHOUSE (1) Carolina, 23-18. NEXT: At Florida A&M. (1) Durant and Coleman helped Hampton tie Grambling State with the J. D. Washington St. Louis 67 Jamaal Jackson C 4 Delaware State MORGAN STATE (1) (2) most black college players in the league with five. Howard and North 4. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (0-1) - Fell to Air Force, 34-2. Visanthe Shiancoe Minnesota 94 Marques Douglas DE 7 Howard Carolina A&T will have four players in the league this year. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (1) NEXT: At Bethune-Cookman in key early season MEAC match- 43 Maurice Hicks RB 4 N. C. A&T Greg Peterson Tampa Bay (1) Green Bay has the most black college players on its roster with five. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (1) up. 91 Chuck Darby DT 7 S. C. State Jacksonville, Kansas City, St. Louis and Houston have four. Emmanuel Akah Kansas City 5. SOUTHERN (1-0) - Beat Florida A&M, 33-27 in SWAC/MEAC ST. LOUIS RAMS (4) 32 Ron Bartell FS 3 Howard With 20 players currently in the league, the Mid Eastern Athletic Challenge. NEXT: Faces Miss. Valley State in Chicago. 55 Jamal Brooks LB 6 Hampton 34 Fakhir Brown CB 8 Grambling State Conference retains a slight lead over the Southwestern Athletic 6. GRAMBLING STATE (1-0) - Started Rod Broadway era with 31- 36 J.D. Washington RB 1 (PS) Morehouse (2) Conference's 18 in the NFL. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic MOST PLAYERS IN NFL 10 win over Alcorn State. NEXT: At Pittsburgh. 39 Kalvin Pearson FS 3 Grambling State Conference is next with six. There are no Central Intercollegiate Athletic Grambling State 5 96 Greg Peterson DT R NC Central Hampton 5 7. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (1-0) - Knocked off Jacksonville 31-17. WASHINGTON REDSKINS (0) Association players and one from the non-HBCU conference schools N. C. A&T 4 NEXT: Hosting No. 4 South Carolina State. Howard 4 currently in the league. Defensive backs (16) far outnumber defensive Alcorn State, Alabama State 8. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (1-0) - Beat defending SWAC TOTAL 45 (+1) BY NFL TEAM linemen (7) and (7) as the most prominent position played by Tuskegee 3 West champ Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 16-9. NEXT: Thursday night at AFC 22 (+3) Green Bay 5 HBCU alums. BY POSITION NFC 23 (-2) Jacksonville 4 DB (S-4, DB-12) 16 Kansas City 4 Alcorn State. Among the well-know veterans who didn't make opening day rosters DL (DT-2, DE-5) 7 BY CONFERENCE St. Louis 4 LB 7 MEAC (NC) 20 Houston 4 are 12-year veteran defensive back out of Fort Valley State, 9. TUSKEGEE (1-0) - No trouble with Miles, 40-6. NEXT: Idle. RB (RB-3, FB-2) 5 SWAC (+2) 18 who was signed and then cut by Houston, nine-year veteran wide receiver RECEIVER (WR-3 & TE-1) 4 10. VIRGINIA UNION (1-0) - Defeated Lenoir-Rhyne 28-13. NEXT: SIAC (-1) 6 BY EXPERIENCE OL (C-1, T-1, G-1) 3 Independents (NC) 1 Michael Strahan 15 Corey Bradford out of Jackson State, cut by Washington and former Fort Hosting Central State. QB 3 CIAA (NC) 0 Steve McNair 13 Valley State running back Derrick Wimbush, let go by Jacksonville. © AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XIV, No. 5